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The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Mother of Pearl.

The Ceylon pearl fishery promises to be I'M
usually successful this season. So also does
the mother of pearl harvest in the Red sea.
These latter fisheries extend the whole length
of the Red sea. but are most productive near
Sukn and MasSowah. The shells are sold by
anction at .Iedd"l. Suakin and Messowah,
and the bulk go to Trieste, few going to
Havre and London. The finest specimens are
sent to Bethlehem, where they are engraved
and sold to the pilgrims.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

as there nobody here that will raise hand
to save u human lifc!r asked tramp, in tragic
tones. in a crowded saloon on Market street
one night last week. Yah, safe your life
right away said the narkeeper, catching
the tramp by the collar and running him out
of the door. "Dot's the way safe your life
put'you purity quick out before the poss
comes down stairs unit kill you."-Ncwark
Sunday Call
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
The saponaceou. Artist.

sWho is that gentleman-the one who is SO
extensively dressed!" "Oh, that is Mr..
Graphite, the great artist" Artist! al
ways supposed that great artists We're shabby
in their dress" "Ha! hu! Very good! But
he's not one Of that kind, you know. He
has all be can do drawing pictures for soap
advertisements. Immensely rich ami lives
like nal,oh" h"-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

Talks About Law" is the title of n lecture
a man is delivering in central Dakota towns
We have heard it given several times by men
who were coming out of courtroom and we
shouldn't think that the authorities would let
a man deliver it in public It's about as sui
phurous q talk as you ever heard.-Dakota
Bell
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
A Busy CITY.

Eastern Man lin Omaha)-1t is as much as
any ones life is worth to cross one of these
streets.
Omaha Councilman (proudly)-Yes, won-
derful city, tremendous rush of business; i'm
mense-
But where are the policemen"
"Policemen."
Certainly. In New York the police stand
in the middle of crowded crossings to prevent
reckless driving and"-
"Oh, that wouldn't do in Omaha, wouldn't
do at allH
"Why not, pray"
1.-The police would get run over."-Omaha
World.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Prince and Pretty walters.

The Prince of Wales, who was one Of the
stewards of the Sandown fair, engaged a LOT
of young and pretty girls as walters to carry
around the refreshments, and designed their
costumes himself
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

Better Salaries for Country Clergymen.
"Yes" said the bunco steerer, 81 think
country clergymen are miserably paid, and
for one am in favor of their salaries being
raised; they never have much money In
their possession when they pay . visit to the
city.r-Bostou Courier.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Didn't Like 1t.

a farmer said: One thing don't like about
city folks-tLey be either SO stuck up that yer
can't reach 'em with hay stack pole, or so
blamed friendly that they forget to pay their
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
A WORLD OF SEEMING

It is world of SEEMING:
The changcless moon seems changing ever
The sun sets daily, but sets never,
So near the stars and yet so far;
So small they seem, SO large they are!
It is a world of seeming
And so it seems that she is dead
Yet SO seems only; for, instead.
Her life is just begun: and this
Is but an empty chrysalis;
While she, unseen to mortal eyes,
Now wins her way in brighter skies
Beyond this world of seeming.
III. A. Blood in The Century.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

The New York Industrial Educational asso-
ciation has nearly 4.4OO pupils Drawing.
carpentry, sewing, and cookery are the prin-
cipal branches Of study taght there.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

Columbia college numbers more students
in all its departments than any other college
in the United States
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Wanted a Situation,

"Yca wish to hire to me as field handy
quelied Farmer Hornypalm of all applicant.
"Ye', sir"
"What wages will you expects"
"1hat depends upon the kind of fencing you
use-sls with plank or rail fence, SEQ with
hedge or wre!'-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Silver Money In Mexico,

One inconvenience in travelling in Mexico
moved any distance from the capital car
ried n shotbag full of the cart wheel dollars,
which We're worth from nineteen to twenty
four cents less than United States money.
The Bank of London and South America, in
Mexico, issues notes which are current in the
states of Mexico and Michoacan, and perhaps
elsewhere, but not good in the state Of Vera
Cruz, although the bank officials assured us
they were. Consequently We have this anom-
oily, which is characteristic of Mexico,
that while the railway company of the Mex
lean railway received these notes for fare at
the Mexican end, they would not take them
at all at the Vera Cruz terminus-Charles
Dudley Warner ip Hgpest Magazine
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Beauties of a Round Trip.

First Omaha Man-Going to San Francisco
and China, / thought you said you were
going east.
Second Omaha Mani am. From China
l will go to Liverpool and thence to this
country. 1t is little out OF the way. but
time is no object. Comfort is what I'm after.
"Comfort"
ssYes. want to get to New York without
passing the Omaha stockyards. Omaha
World
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06

When ball, or i'll fact any missile is adj
vnncing rapidly through the air there is
formed i'll front of it II small aggregation of
compressed air. In passing we may remark
that the compressed air i'll front of all advanc-
ing cannon ball has been rendered discerni-
blc-wc can hardly say visible-hy instanta-
neous photography. In shape the cushion of
air is conical-or rather conoidal-if the ball
is advancing without spin; and therefore it
ressts the progress of the ball equally OH all
sides and only affects the balls velocity The
same is true if the ball is spinning on an axis
lying along its course
But the case we have to consider, where the
ball is spinning on an axis square toits COURSE
the cushion of compressed air formed by tho
advancing ball has no longer this symmetri-
cal shape. On the advancing side of the spin
ming surface the air cannot escape so readily
as 1t would if there were no spin; on the
other side it escapes more readily than 1t
would but for the spin. Hence the cushion of
air is thrown toward that side of the ball
where the spin is forward, and removed from
the other side. The same thing then must
happen as where n ball encounters cushion
aslant. A ball driven squarely against u very
soft cushion plunges straight into it, turning
neither to the right nor to the left, or if de-
flected at nll las against n billiard cushion)
comes straight back on its course; but if
driven nslant against the cushion it is de-
tlccted from the region of resistance. So with
the baseball. AS the cushion of air against
which it is advancing is not opposed squarely
to it, but is stronger OH one side than on
the other, the ball is DETECTED from the re-
gion of greatest resistance-R. a. Proctor in
Longmali's Magazine.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Held to the Wall

An Englishman visited til, ruins of the
Theatre Comique i'll Paris am! hchell in a
box that -l on, as if by Il miracle, u the
wall, three ladies' with blackenc'l vi.ascs.
One was in black velvet. Another h:d jet
cuirass. The third was in pink anl white,
and had flowers in a mass Of frZ.c,l fair
hair. Her mouth was opened. rs if gasp;ng
for breath; the lips We're greatly curled back,
and two rows Of teeth were laid bare. The
others leant back in their chairs quite Gui-
etly, AMI one of them held a fan on the ledge
of the box.-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
HereditY in Handwriting.

A friend advocates the theory to me- with
much show Of reason. His life has been a
long one, and he says that now. i'll noticing
the signatures of children of friends of his,
he is frequently startled by the close rela-
tions of their penmanship to that of their
parents. Inquiry does not demonstrate that
the children have Intentionally copied the
handwriting OF their sires, but without IN
tent have come into the same pen ,eculiari-
ties. In some instances the difference be-
tween the two could scarcely be distin-
guiahed The student of hcrelitv and its
many whims has here n new field of labor
that might prove interesting in the develop
plc.lf. ~ ." crr Press "IiSt"ner"
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
A Peculiar Coin.

Brown-This is peculiar dollar, Jones.
Jones-Why sos Isn't it like all other dol.
lars.
Brown-Oh, no. This coin is q decided
novelty IT. peculiarly lies in the fact that
1t bclon'.: to 'ne.-D"troit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1887-08-06
Life of an Old Agricultural Editor.

Life 0f an Olu agricultural Editor.
Mr. Orange Judd, now Chicagoan, is the
only one remaining of the group of New York
editors who first made the newspapers of that
city famous He is known literally to mil
lions of people through The American Agli-
culturist, which farmers journal lie built up
from nothing into the most widely circulated
of class publications in the United States.
Its circulation grew to far beyond 100000,
and when Mr. Judd finally sold controlling
interest he had amassed fortune of nearly
half million dollars. Misfortune came to
him subsequently,; he lost his money, and
ceased finally all connection with the journal
he had mad" Most men would at his age
have ceased to struggle, but he was made OF
different stuff. He came to Chicago began
anew work of the same sort, and within the
New York success
He was asked recently how it was that he
could apparently defy time and the ills it
brings to men. His reply was that he had
always tried to live reasonably. Food that
has disagreed with him he does not taste. He
has always limited himself as to the quantity
eaten. He smokes and is not n prohbitionist,
but he does not smoke and drink like other
men. The number of cigars he consumes
daily is limited, and he never breaks his rule.
His drinking is curious. He has small glass
tube graduated like a druggists measure, and
by this he estimates exactly the tablespoon
full. or thereabonts, of spirits he takes once or
twice day He is, physically and mentally,
marvel, and his autobiography would make
work on taking care of health worth read
ing.-Chicago Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
The Nickel Plate Cases.

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. S.-Judges Jones and
Hamilton decided the big Nickel Plate rail
road case to-day. The suit was brought
against the New York, st. Louis tS Chicago
railroad company, of New York, and the
trustees for the second mortgage bondhOlders
for Sl0,O00000. The court held that the first
mortgage held by the Central Trust company
as trustees was illegal, and that the bond
holders under that mortgage are general
creditors to the amount of $4,000, 900. The
court also ordered the sale of the road under
the second mortgage which amounts 10
SlO,C0o0OO The validity of the car
trust certificates amounting to
S4,O0O,000 was affirmed and separate
sale of the equipment ordered under these
certificates. 1t was claimed that the consoli-
dation of the five state corporations into the
NicKel-Plate was Illegal. The court declared
that the consolidation was illegal in two re-
spects, but the corporation was Il corporation
de facto. and had legal right to execute
the mortgages. 1t was also held that neither
the Lake Shore d Michigan Southern rail
way nor the Judgment creditors of the
Nickel-Plate take liens by virtue of their
judgments, and their only interest Is as
creditors to the extent OF their judgments.
The decision Is Vanderbilt victory and Will
be appealed.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
FORECAST OF CONGRESS.
Legislation to BE Considered the Pres.
cnt Week,

WASHINGTON. Jan. Sin the senate to-
morrow, after the reading of the journal,
Senator CulOm will announce the death of
his colleague and the senate will adjourn as
a mark of respect to his memory. Wednes-
day at o'clock-possbly earler-Cullom
will ask the senate to proceed to considera-
tion of the interstate commerce bill and there
is general impression that the measure will
be taken up and will form the chief topic of
discussion thereafter until it is disposed OF.
The unfinished business of the senate is the
bill providing for the establishment of agri-
cultural experiment stations, while the bill
to prohibit members of congress from acting
as attorneys for railroads comes over with
order. 1t is not improbable that these meas
nres, especially thelatter, will command some
portion of the morning hours of the sena e.,
and one or both may be disposed of duriug
the week. 1t is not expected tnat any appro :
priation bill will be ready for consideration
by the senate this week.
1t is expected that the legislative week in
the house will be consumed by the discussion
of appropriation bills, and measure re-
ported from the committee on agriculture
providing for the erection Of department of
agriculture and labor. There are four ap-
propriation bills on the calendar-the In
dian, military academy, diplomatic and con-
sular and pension. None of these measures
cept possibly the diplomatic ana consular
bill. Toward the latter part of the week it is
expected that the conference on the electoral
count bill viii report an agreement and re-
quest the house to take final action, which
will probably be granted,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04

LYONS, Ia, Jan. 3.-LSpecial Telegram to
the BEE. THE Gage block caught fire Sun
day afternoon on the second floor and the
flames got beyond the control of the tiremen
owing to the extreme cold. The building
was damaged Sl,500; insured for $4,000 in
the North American and $1,000 in the Tray
ellers. w. o. Taylors stock of groceries
was damaged $1,000; insured in the West
chester for $1,000 and Aetna $1,000. A. j.
Mottinger's dry goods stock was damaged
$1,000; insured in the GIrard, Pennsylvania
and Springfield companies for $4,000. Dan
furniture. b. ii. A. Henningans, Il. +. S.
Spencer's and DIR. Bacheldor's Offices were
damaged The AthenRum club rooms were
badly damaged. They occupied all the
third story.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
British Cabinet Matters.

LONDON. Jan. 3-Goschen, although he
will not be the conservative leader in the
house of commons, obtains control of APP
pointments. Sir Il. A. Cross and Lord Id
desleigh have ffered to resign in order to
make room for Goschen's nominees. The re
suit will be a general reconstruction of the
cabinet. Goschen has asked Lord North
brook to become Sir II. A. Cross successor
lie also wants Mr.. Rtchie In the cabinet, as
he desires the latters support in the work of
reshaping the local government bill. In Off
cial circles it is accepted as settled that in
the reconstructed cabinet w. H. Smith will
be first lord of the treasury and Cader
in the house of commons and Lord Salisbury
premier and foreign minister. Among the
conservatives no expressions of regret are
heard over the prospective Ietirment of Sir
X. A. Cross and Lord Iddesleigh. Before
accepting Office Goschen closely scrutlnized
the accounts and estimates of the war and
navy departments in order to ascertain
whether or not there were any grounds for
Lord Randolph Churchill charging mal-ad-
mnistration. He found that Lord Randolph
had been mised by wrong data which ii is
supposed were supplied through interested
treasury officials. GoSchcn is convinced that
Lord Salisbury was right in refusing to re-
duce the estimates Chamberlain has au-
thOrized denial of the statement that n con-
ference has been arranged between himself
and GladStonan leaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
THE STOCK MARK ET.
Strong London Quotations Help to
Streuntbcu tho Bulls.

New YORK, Jan. [Spe cial Telegram TO
the BEE. The stock market opened rather
bullish to day, and was for while under the
influence of London quotations. which came
in strong and higher. 1t was claimed that the
bull turn in stocks had been engineered by
Gould, who has proftrd more by the advance
than anyone else. Omaha was about the
strongest thing on the list, and the bulls on
it were predicting very favorable statement
for the fiscal year just closed Richmond
terminal broke 3 per cent on inside selling,
and thereafter the market took more bullish
aspect. 1t was noted that congress would
meet again tomorrow and that the inter
state commerce bill would be likely to be
pushed through with a rush. A good deal of
Western Union was thrown over, and a
break of 1l5 per cent occurred.
Changers were all very weak, and ST.
Paul in particular was selected as a
safe short sale. The announcement that the
Nickel l.late suit against the Lake Shore at
Cleveland had been decided IN favor of the
latter caused spurt in Lake Shore which,
list was slow and heavy. During the closing
hour there was revival of activity and gen
eral Improvement in prices. Money, which
earlier in the day had ruled scarce at q per
cent, was easier, and 1t was believed that
heavy interest disbursements due about this
time would prevent any very high rates for
some months to come. Reading was bulled
on talk that the or. anization scheme would
go through some time during the present
year. The bulls on Hooking Valley were
talking very confidently In regard to its
prospects and the prediction was made by
people in position to command inside in
formation that ii would declare u dividend
this year. The market closed firm at a trac-
tional advance from the lowest prices of the
day. The total sales were about $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The Parls correspondent
Of the Times positively confirms shis recent
statement that Russia and Germany have
concluded direct alliance. The correspon-
dent says that by the terms of this new alli-
ance Russia binds herself to remain neutral
in event of war between France and Ger
many and Germany binds herself to remain
neutral in event of war between Russia and
Austria. lie further SAYS that while there
can be no doubt about the existence of this
imperial compact, there are two stories as TO
the manner in which the treaty was effected
One story is that it was negotiated by the
ear and Emperor William through personal
correspondence, and the other is that Bis
marck and De Giers contrivcd the alliance
by personal discussion. The correspondent
says he does not know which of these stories
is the correct o he.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
ROBBED OF HIS ROLL.
A Rich Frenchman Confldenccd Out
of Eleven Thousand.

MOBILE, Ala. Jan. 3-Louis Nadin, a
Frenchman residing in this city, made q
startling and unexpected discovery yesterday
that he had been robbed as long ago as the
30th of November of about Sll 900 in money
and bonds by q bold and successful conf
dence game. Some time in the latter part of
November Nodn made the acquaintance
of a fellow countryman lately ar
rived, and the new acquaintance intro
duced him to third Frenchman. The three
became very intimate. In the course of time
they succeeded in inducing Nodin to display
his wealth by first showing him large amounts
of securities and gold which they possessed.
One of them had his possessions in box in
his hotel, and Nodin insisted that it was
dangerous proceeding and insisted on going
with him to remove 1t to safe place. AS the
box was opened and its gold and bonds dis
played Nodin was called from the room,
leaving his own money behind. When he re-
turned, his friend told him that he had
put his (NOdin's) treasure in his own
box. which lie turned over to Mobile man
for safe keeping. NOdin never suspected
anything wrong until yesterday, when he
broke open his friends box and found there
was nothing in it but a number of news
papers and lot of old lead The police have
been notified In the treasure box was found
a printed card with the inscriptions: "F.
Gingham, negocatnt paschearo, suisse"
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
Does Not Sanction GambIing.

NEW YORK, Jan 3.-James II. Keene, n.
q. Miller and Washington Butchers Sons
formed a pool in December, 1850, to advance
the price of lard aud employed L. A. Kent x
Co., of this city, and Poole, Kent & Co., of
Chicago, as brokers for the purchase and sale
of lard. 1T is said that small fortune was
realized. The members of the pool charged
that their brokers had defrauded them by
making tcticious purchases and sales. Keene
sued Kent and others in the supreme court
to recover his share of the profits of the pool.
They interpoSed the defense that the trans
actions were gambling and that the law
would not force them TO account Judge
Daniels of the general term OF the supreme
court has rendered his opinion in The mat
ter. reversing the opinion OF the court below.
lie holds that the defense interpoSed is valid
and that the Law does not sanction That fonn
of gambling,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The following is a
recapitulation of the debt statement issued
to-day: Interest bearing debt, principal and
interest, 81, l42, so, lS2; debt on which inter
est has ceased since maturity, total, $9,CSG,-
l9l; debt bearing no interest, S5i4 COL 43lS;
total debt principal, S1,1l4, ,o33, ,G35; interest,
Sl2,05O,051: total, Sli26 0S3, ,G02 total debt,
cash i'll treasury, Si?, 1869; debt, less
cash in treasury January /, 1857 $l,34l, ,9S4, :
496; decreas of debt during tho month,
S9,35',2 ,2G2; total available for reduction of
public debt, S24l ,9O2, 563; reserve fund held
for redemption of United States notes, acts
January II, 1873, and July ~, 1852, SlOO,OOo,-
900; unavailable for reduction of debt,
S25, i92,351; certificates held as cash, So 024,
2j6; net cash balance on hand, S+2, l96, ,632 I;
total cash in treasury as shown by treasurer S
general account, S444, ,9l5. 1SS.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04
British Grain Trade Review.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The Mark Lane Express
in its review of the British grain trade, says
the markets are sparingly supplied. Eng
lish wheat is 1@Q2s higher than before the
holidays. Flour trade has decided upward
tendency, prices being Gd@ls higher, Sales
of English wheat during the week were
-, 766 quarters at 35s, aIainst 3O,2i5 at 3Os
during the corresponding period last year.
Values are about Is better. Two carg0es of
wheat arrived. one remained. At to-day's
market English wheat was strong on the past
fortnights advance and ranged from Is 6d6D
Is. Flour was firm. The fortnight rise was
Is Cd Corn was slightly cheaper Beans
ana peas were unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-04

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.--Messrs. Damsel and
Weir of the Adams Express company and
Detectives Pinlertou and Robertson were
before the grand jury to-day giving theil
evidence upon the Jim Cummings train
robbery, The prisoners are still confined in
the 'hold-over' and will not be given into
the custody of the sheriff until warrants arc
issued for their arrest Welr says that the
amount of money so far recovered lacks
$1,000 of being the full amount stolen.
brought before the recorder this afternoon
charged with having received money and
iewelry stolen in the Adams express robbery
The state asked continuance in order tC
produre witnesses from st. Louis TO prayC
the fact of the robbery, saying it was under
stood the defense would not admit that fact
The continuance was granted till Thursday
next and the prisoner remanded in default
OF So 600 bond.